David Rothkopf's Blog, page 96

The Less Things Change…

It's been a year since Obama’s big speech about reforming the U.S. targeted killing program. Here are 10 things about the forever war that have hardly budged at all.

$110 Per Hit

Vigilantes in the Philippines have killed kids, drug dealers, and petty thieves. The government that paid their salaries insists they don't exist.

House Lawmakers Vote to Reverse Hagel’s Budget Plan

The Strange Elite Politics Behind Thailand’s Military Coup

Le Pen-ed In?

It’s not just President Hollande who's under threat from France’s right-wing party. It’s Europe.

Heads Won’t Roll

Obama’s talking tough about the VA scandal, so why isn’t he firing anyone?

Lend Rouhani a Hand

As the hard-liners wage a media war against the reform government of Hassan Rouhani and his nascent nuclear deal, the West has to step up and show it means business.

Gas Deal Could Complicate Sanctions Threat Against Russia

China's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Friend Circles

What happens in WeChat's private chats isn't staying there, and it has the government worried.

Obama Has Spent Seven Years Promising to Fix the VA. Too Bad He Hasn’t Done So.